Sentence examples for slim gain from inspiring English sources

Blue chips pulled back, while technology shares posted a slim gain.

A rally in Apple and Facebook shares helped the Nasdaq composite index post a very slim gain for the day.

But as investors await the Labor Department's release of the April figures tomorrow morning, he is sticking to his guns, forecasting a slim gain of 95,000 jobs.

The Nasdaq, which closed above 5,000 for the first time on Thursday, ended with a slim gain of 1.76 points, to 5,048.62.

The lira is down 38% against the dollar this year despite Thursday's slim gain.

Wal-Mart stores delivered a slim gain for July same-store sales but cautioned that discounting is eating into margins.

Stocks meandered for much of Wednesday, leaving the major indexes with slim gains.

The slim gains in March came exclusively from the private sector, which added 95,000 jobs, while government payrolls slumped by 7,000.

Even with slim gains, the Dow Jones industrial average and the S.& P. 500 finished at nominal closing highs for the third consecutive trading session.

The Dow's slim gains, after a loss on Tuesday, were driven early in the session by economic data that buoyed hopes for a continued recovery.

Aside from the Dow, the tech-heavy Nasdaq index was hanging onto slim gains this morning, up 9.05 points, or 0.69%, to 1325.17.